It was the brainchild of an aspiring Portuguese translator named Pedro Carolino, who wanted to create a useful phrasebook for Portuguese students visiting abroad. If you don't feel like watching me go through my diaper bag history, skip to 3:46 for the start of the unboxing! Why it funny is that the authors and here the real story starts winding down on the modern fan. 'English as She is Spoke, or A Jest in Sober Earnest' was published in the eighteenth century, as a phrasebook of sorts designed for the adventurous Portuguese aristocrat. “ E XCRUCIATINGLY FUNNY,” says The World, is “English as she is Spoke, or a Jest in Sober thought.” “ E VERY one who loves a laugh,” says Fun , “should either buy, beg, borrow, or—we had almost said steal—this book; for in sober earnest we aver that it is not given to every one to ‘jest so.’” *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Instead he added considerably to the murk. Watch me fall in love as I unbox my dream diaper backpack. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - … Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. English as She Is Spoke: Or, a Jest in Sober Earnest [Carolino Pedro] on Amazon.com. from P. Carolino's New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English] with an Intr. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. English As She is Spoke, by Pedro Carolino; 1884; Appleton, New York. English as she is spoke. The Portuguese author, who spoke no English, nevertheless bravely set about writing a phrase book, relying on a French/Portuguese phrase book, and an English/French phrasebook. User Review - Flag as inappropriate Only one of the most unintentionally brilliant books ever written. Publication date 1884 Topics English language -- Idioms, American wit and humor Publisher Appleton Collection cdl; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor University of California Libraries Language English. English As She Is Spoke and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. She is best known for "English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the U.S." the second expanded, revised edition of which came out in January 2012 with Routledge Books, and for her novel "Homestead," which won the PEN/Hemingway award in 1999. Why it funny is that the authors and here the real story starts winding down on the modern fan. Usually ships within 1 to 3 months. Read "English as She is Spoke or A Jest in Sober Earnest" by Pedro Carolino available from Rakuten Kobo. It seems Carolino knew next to no English and had no Portuguese–English dictionary to hand. Er konnte allerdings kein Englisch. Sister Augusta’s congregation has been present in the Pan-Amazon region for 100 years, and she spoke with gratitude of the Pope's Exhortation which, she said, is a precious tool in the mission to uphold the rights and the dignity of the poor, of indigenous people, of Afro-Americans, of women. Read "English As She Is Spoke" by Jose de Fonseca & Carolino available from Rakuten Kobo. The joke is that English as She is Spoke was originally written as a Portuguese to English phase book in 1855. In 1855, when Jose da Fonseca and Pedro Carolino wrote an English phrasebook for Portuguese students English as She Is Spoke: The Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English. If you like languages, words, or just hilariously misguided (but genuine) how-to books, English As She Is Spoke is for you. The name says it all: "English as She Is Spoke" is the most ridiculous, unusable translation aid in history. I got my first copy in college, and would keep my roommate up as I giggled in the lower bunk at the ridiculous sample sentences and structures the book presents as gospel truth. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest. “If you like, I will hot it” April is the cruelest month, they say, and yet, we find it to be the funniest too. Currently she works as a communications consultant and independent scholar. User Review - Flag as inappropriate Only one of the most unintentionally brilliant books ever written. Pedro Carolino and in some lesser part Jose Fonseca worked this into existence, and by historical anomaly it was published for our future enjoyment. Pedro Carolino wrote this classic in the genre of unintentional humour to help Portuguese students peer into the murky bubble of English.